Freighters that crisscross the Great Lakes carry more than 100 million tons of cargo each year. Keeping their hardworking crews happy has a lot to do with the talented chief stewards and cooks who keep a seemingly endless stream of meals, snacks and baked goods flowing from the galleys. By Tanda Gmiter of mlive.com - May 23, 2018

Road work to replace the timber bridge just past the Eagle Ridge Check-in near the end of Highway (Hwy) 5, began this week. Contact: Krysten Foster, County Engineer, 218-387-3014 or Krysten.Foster@co.cook.mn.us

They’re private business owners and government employees with a basic job: Help you renew your license plates and update the title to your car. And on Sunday, they became legislative roadkill. By Dave Orrick of the St. Paul Pioneer Press on May 20, 2018

contractors and construction equipment will descend on the North Shore for Minnesota Department of Transportation's project aiming to improve traffic through Two Harbors. By Jamey Malcomb of the Lake County News Chronicle - May 21, 2018